A perspective on weather‐human response relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19270138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis M Driscoll (Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 19-25 |
| Publication date | 1990-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207239008710580 |
| OpenAlex | W2087118713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Despite centuries of inquiry into how atmospheric conditions influence man's physiological and psychological well‐being, a gray area remains between established and suspected relationships. Many studies in Europe conducted over a span of about 50 years suggest that presumably non‐threatening weather may instead be responsible for a variety of disease manifestations. Fronts, air mass changes and certain electrical properties have been implicated. There is little awareness of these findings on this side of the Atlantic, and the medical and meteorological communities here give atmospheric conditions little credence in the etiology of the many diseases found by the Europeans to be weather related. Some explanations are offered, both for these divergent views, and for the tendency on the part of many to attribute to weather a more prominent part of their lives than might be justified. Suggestions also are made for resolving the question of how extensive weather effects really are
Climatology · Credence · Geography · Meteorology · Perspective (graphical) · Variety (cybernetics) · Weather prediction · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Computer Science · History · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2022 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |